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Intuit Inc. Migration Name

CMGT/545 Influence & Leadership in Tech Date

Instructor Name

PROJECT MANAGEMENT FLOWCHART

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( Equipment Installation )Tiffiany Judd (Project Manager)

Dylan Piazza (CEO) Samantha Goldberg (SVP)

Pang Su (Purchasing Manager)

System Admin (Rachel Marrero)

( Planning ) ( Plan review and authorization ) ( Order Equipment )

( Scoping ) ( Budget Approval & Fund Allocation -( VP- Haley Zuyeva ) ) ( Test equipment )

Project evaluation, project manger & Wilson Gibbs

( Brad Moravec (Advertising Director) )

Massive Usage (Sales & Advertising Director- Brad

User Database Development (Database Admin, Jenny Rodriguez)

Implementation (Network Admin Linda Ng)

Roll Out & Implementation

(PM & COO)

Jaime BAEZ (HR Manager)

Training evaluation

User training

( Install Software (IT Director Orson young )

( Software Testing (IT Director Orson Young) )

Hardware/Software Testing (DBA Jenny Rodriguez)

Supporting C-level managers

In order to allow this project to reach full potential and be successful communication and commitment to the project’s success is vital. Migrating the company’s platform to a cloud-based environment will require full commitment from everyone involved and attention to detail as the project has many phases. As the project manager I will ensure that there is full transparency throughout the lifecycle of the project. I will use communication techniques and practices to relay information related to the progress of the project including delays. Weekly meetings to update on progress, follow up emails and providing a set location on the network where managers can access information that is vital to project. Management will have access to resources as well as staff.

Requesting support from top level management

The top managers have the responsibility of making decisions that can drastically affect the project. Gaining their trust and support takes effort and as the project manager it is my job to gain their support. Transparency is required and ensuring that top level managers feel included and in the know of the project is important. Top level management typically approves budget request therefore within a project staying within the budget they have approved is critical, however managing to stay under their budget and still provide a project that meets their expectation is a great way to gain their support.

Phase I/II Challenges

Phase I Initiation and Planning can run into challenges that can delay the timeline of the project and the success. The foundation of a project starts with the project strategy a failed strategy can hurt the project. Another challenge that takes place in Phase I is a poorly defined goal. Lastly, finding the right people that can complete the job and has the skill set to drive the project to success is a challenge that can be faced at the beginning stages of a project.

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Phase II challenges can come from management, lack of support from those that oversee making decisions. Lack of staff support, and commitment can hurt the project. Lastly lack of resources and sticking to the time frame are challenges that are faced in Phase II of a project.

Phase III challenges can often be seen towards the end of the project during evaluations. Wasted resources and time wasted are two of the top issues that companies see in the third phase.

Phase IV when conducting testing failed testing that delays the project completion date is one of the top challenges. Failed testing requires more testing to get the testing to a pass rating. Testing can also pose a challenge if an issue arises that cannot be resolved more resources may need to be allocated from outside sources this changes the projects budget as well.

Phase V consist of conducting training, when conducting training you run into possible personality conflicts and delayed response to retaining the information that is being taught. If we do not have adequate staff members that have the skill set to drive a project ultimately the project will fail.

Phase VI consist of implementing that project and putting it into action. When defining a project strategy and implementing a project the expectations documented in the beginning what can be obtained may be different. Another challenge faced is when migrating information if there is not a strong system set in place to migrate information without data breach.

Phase VII challenges include lack of skilled staff that remains with the company and continued budget support to continue to support the projects functionality.